Survey of Sexual Health in Cancer Patients

NCT06428279 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: IR-2024-0012024-A00387-40
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Sexual health, a vital aspect of the overall human health and a critical component of quality of life, can be negatively affected by cancer and cancer treatments. Although prevalence rates of sexual difficulties vary depending on several factors including primary diagnosis, treatment modality and methods of assessment, estimates rates are reported to range from 40% to 100%. Despite the abundant literature on sexuality and intimacy, communication about sexual health is often absent or inadequate between patients and health care providers. In this context, more research is needed to understand patients' priorities and needs for information about sexuality. The purpose of this study is to assess the main difficulties faced by patients in their sexual life and to evaluate patient's satisfaction after having followed sessions of psychosexual therapy proposed at Rafaël Institute, France. The survey will be conducted using questionnaires developed specifically for this study. All questions will be coded through a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Responses to each question will be analyzed with higher mean scores (\>4) indicating main difficulties faced by patients in their sexual life. Patients will also express their positive or negative state of agreement regarding questions evaluating their satisfaction after following a program of psychosexual therapy. Approximately 200 patients will be invite to participated in this survey after provided oral consent.

Conditions

Integrative Oncology

Keywords

Sexual health; Quality of life; Integrative oncology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• patients' satisfaction with their sexual lives

  questionnaire

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• identification of the main physiological and psychological difficulties encountered by patients in their sexual lives

  1 month

• patients perceived emotions

  1 month

• description of the impact of sex therapy sessions on the sexual health of the participants

  1 month

Interventions

Survey BEHAVIORAL

survey

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Eligible participants will be adults aged 18 years old or older diagnosed with cancer and undergoing non-pharmacological supportive care during or after their standards cancer treatments at Rafael Institute

You may qualify if:

• cancer patients
• adults aged \> 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• \<18years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institut Rafael: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute Rafaël

Levallois-Perret, Institut Rafael, 92300, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2024
• First Posted: May 24, 2024
• Study Start: April 19, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 19, 2024
• Study Completion: May 19, 2024
• Last Updated: May 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

FR (1)